Ipsos News and Polls

Many See Sharing One’s Belongings Online as a Great Way to Earn Extra Money

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:30:30 GMT

New York, NY – Nearly six in ten (56%) U.S. adults agree that being able to borrow or rent someone’s property or belongings online is a great way to save money, according to a new poll of over 2,000 adults conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs on behalf of Airbnb. Similarly, nearly half of U.S. adults (47%) agree that sharing one’s property/belongings online is a great way to have an extra source of income.

Close to Half of Canadians Now Own a Smartphone

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 11:30:30 GMT

Toronto, ON – The Canadian population is nearing the tipping point of becoming a Smartphone majority. Key findings in Ipsos Reid’s most recent wave of Mobil-ology, a syndicated study of the mobile market in Canada, show that 47% of Canadians now report using a Smartphone, a significant increase over last year, when 34% of Canadians reported using such a device. Tablet device use has also jumped with 21% of Canadians reporting use of these devices, an increase from just 10% a year ago.

Global Consumers Willing to Fork Out More for Fresh and Sustainable Packaging

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 06:00:30 GMT

New York, NY – When it comes to food and beverage packaging, consumers are most likely to pay more for value-added features that relate to freshness and sustainability. This is the latest finding from a global study conducted by Ipsos InnoQuest.

Eating at Home?

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 06:00:30 GMT

New York, NY – Global tastes are diverse and nowhere is that more prevalent than in the kitchens and dining rooms of homes all around the world. When asked about their interest in a variety of unique food products to be eaten at home, global consumers indicated a wide array of interests, reflective of increased accessibility to food options as well as a broader acceptance of different types of food. These are the latest findings of a study conducted by Ipsos InnoQuest.

British Columbians Are Spoiling Others and Themselves With Holiday Gifts

Tue, 18 Dec 2012 11:00:30 GMT

Vancouver, B.C. – It is that time of the year again and retailers are all wondering how they will fair in the 2012 holiday shopping season. In this fourth annual Holiday Shopping Study, Ipsos Reid investigates British Columbians’ attitudes toward holiday shopping and their specific holiday shopping behaviours, including those items shoppers are jotting down on their shopping and wish lists.

British Columbians And Cross-Border Shopping

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 11:00:30 GMT

Vancouver, B.C. — Living close to the U.S. border provides many British Columbians with ample opportunities for cross-border shopping. According to a recent study by Ipsos Reid conducted in the fall of 2012, two-thirds of British Columbians (66%) have gone shopping across the U.S. border within the past year.

Ipsos InnoQuest Establishes the New Innovation Performance Framework

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 06:00:30 GMT

New York, NY – To help clients win in market, Ipsos InnoQuest has developed a new Innovation Performance Framework that identifies nine drivers critical to innovation success. By using the Innovation Performance Framework as a guide, marketers will be able to focus – and control –the factors most likely to impact the success of their innovations.

More than One in Ten Adults Plan to Spend More on Holiday Shopping this Year

Thu, 08 Nov 2012 06:00:30 GMT

New York, N.Y. – Despite the current state of the economy, more than one in ten U.S adults (13%) plan to spend more this coming holiday season than they did last year, according to a new poll conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs on behalf of Offers.com. Yet many adults are not taking advantage of online coupons that could help stretch their holiday dollars, with more than one third of online shoppers (36%) saying that they never look for coupons or deals when shopping online, an increase from 23% in 2011.

Ipsos InnoQuest Asks “What’s Your Archetype IQ?”

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 06:00:30 GMT

New York, NY –To help marketers better gauge the success potential of their latest innovations, Ipsos InnoQuest, the innovation and forecasting experts at Ipsos, has developed a new Archetype IQ System for classifying consumer packaged goods innovations into 12 Archetype profiles.

Four in Ten (36%) Canadians ‘Not Aware’ Exploitive Child Labour Used to Make Products for Western Markets

Thu, 23 Aug 2012 09:30:30 GMT

Toronto, ON – A new Ipsos Reid poll, conducted on behalf of World Vision, reveals that four in ten (36%) Canadians are ‘not aware’ (8% not at all/28% not very) that children worldwide are forced into dirty, dangerous and degrading jobs to create products for Western markets. Two-thirds (64%) of Canadians, however, are ‘aware’ (13% very/51% somewhat) of these conditions.